Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 LS MK3 (company car, fond memories) Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 GLS Mk3 (company car, traded in for the 2.0 but at a lower spec, about the same price) Vauxhall Carlton (good car, found out 1 year after buying it that it had been used in a bank heist!) Morris Marina (with vinyl roof which ripped off at speed one day, you had to spend 1 day every fortnight in maintenance to keep it running!)Ĭortina Mk4 (company car available most of the time, handled very well at speed due to very stiff steering)Īstra 1330 Mk1 van (Company car, but 2 years old when I got it, not so nice but free!) Honda 750FB (heavy heavy bike!, fitted full faring and put on 30k miles) Lancia Beta Berline 2.0 (rust was not too bad an issue, but insurance cost was!) Honda CB550 (A classic, wish I still had)Īustin 1300 GT (black vinyl roof, twin carbs, but front sub frame fell off when driving due to rust! the only thing stillĬonnecting the wheels to the car was the steering rack!) Honda 250 superdream (also know as the "wetdream" due to its lack of power!) Honda C90 (it was cheap and I had no cash!) Honda C60 (it was cheap and I had no cash!) Yamaha RD200 (great little 2 stroke pocket rocket, I loved her) Honda Wizz and go scooter 14 years old (1 broken wrist after 8 weeks!) WOW - history of cars/bikes owned or were company cars, I will try Will have to keep above two vehicles, due to the depreciation suffered, however looking for something different to accompany the above once spring sets in. ![]() Learned to drive in a 1975 Hillman Avenger.įirst car was a 1975 mini clubman, then:-ġ978 Vauxhall Chevette (swapped it after the second time I crashed Granada - first time with with lamppost, second with a bin lorry )ġ987 BMW 316i with a VW Derby for new brideġ973 MGB Roadster (had for over 10 years),ġ995 Mercedes 200C (seven years trouble free motoring)įord Transit (only time I had a vehicle stolen)Ģ007 Saab sportswagen (still have it, but one of the most unreliable vehicles I have owned to date)Ģ006 RX8 (fourth year ownership and of the most reliable to date) 54 plate Mazda RX8 231 in Strato blue - nice. I needed a four door family car, with say a 1.3 litre engine - which is how I justified (to myself at least) the car below.ġ3. Only three doors though, and with three young kids it had to go. 58 plate Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 - a great little car, if a bit uninspiring. Written off by a halfwit who indicated left and turned right.ġ1. Loved the look on peoples faces as this left them behind. 51 plate Subaru Forester S Turbo - the reason that I'm not shocked at the mpg of the RX8. Nothing mechanical wrong with it, just an awful car.ġ0. Never driven a car where everything was just so wrong. ![]() 53 plate Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 SXi - what a piece of poo. ![]() Until the engine went bye bye at around 110 mph, entertaining.ĩ. R reg Saab 95 - solid dependable workhorse, had this for ages. L reg Honda Prelude - not so sensible, but the nicest looking Honda ever made. ![]() R reg Renault Biarritz 1.2 - had my sensible head on.ħ. E reg Ford Orion Ghia i - liked this car, but so did the local tea leaves, stolen, recovered, stolen, written off.ĥ. D reg 1.6 GL Ford escort - learned to drive with this car, bought it for the same missus as above because she didn't like the 1.1Ĥ. X reg 1.1? L Ford Escort - still couldn't drive, bought it for then then missus to chauffeur me around.ģ. K reg Triumph Dolomite - couldn't actually drive at the time, but it was a freebie.Ģ. Hmmm, I think this should be about right:ġ.
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